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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 168, NO. 67 | Thursday December 3, 2009
InDEX
4 · Opinion
9 · Sports
19 · Sudoku
20 · Classifieds
22 · Crossword
24 · Lifestyle
Foreign tongue: USC
professor invents alien language
for Avatar. PAGE 24
Happy holidays: The Daily Trojan
will resume publication on Jan. 12.
By Christianna Kyriacou
Daily Trojan
The committee charged with finding a replacement
for President Steven B. Sample, who announced his re-tirement
last month, has begun the process of searching
for applicants and seeking input from the USC commu-nity,
but some are concerned about the level of student
involvement.
“We’re going to come up with the best president we
can get for USC,” said Ed Roski, Jr., the chairman of
both the Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search
Advisory Committee. “We’ve had a tremendous success
with President Sample and we want to continue that suc-cess
going forward.”
Six other trustees and six faculty members from both
of USC’s campuses sit on the advisory committee, which
Roski formed based on the advice of chairmen from the
Board of Trustees at other major universities that have
recently selected a new president. The faculty members
come from a variety of different fields.
“We wanted to have a representative group of the fac-ulty
on the selection committee,” Roski said. “The facul-ty
on the committee have been at USC, they understand
USC ... and they have the respect of the students and the
respect of other faculty members.”
Conspicuously missing from the search committee,
however, are students.
Presidential
search process
gets underway
A committee comprised of trustees and faculty
members will seek the university’s next president.
| see Sample, page 8 |
Dieuwertje Kast | Daily Trojan
Wine to water · The men’s club crew team christened their new shell, the Steven B. Sample, in front of Bovard Auditorium
on Wednesday. The team decided to dedicate the shell to the outgoing president in honor of his 19 years of leadership at USC.
By nicole dailo
Daily Trojan
Now halfway through their term,
Undergraduate Student Government
President Holden Slusher and Vice
President Ashlie Chan still have
many items left on their platform
“to do” list, despite some accom-plishments.
Elected on an ambitious platform,
Slusher and Chan initially promised
the expansion of gym and health
center hours, improvements to meal
plan options, increased communica-tion
with the student body and the
establishment of a tram to local at-tractions.
Though students now
enjoy a free shuttle between cam-pus
and LA Live, many of the other
promises remain unfulfilled.
“As long as we make progress ... I
know I’m doing my job,” Slusher said.
“The nature of this position is you do
have to give something over to the
next person [in office] ... We’ve done
a lot for students, we’re going to do
a lot, and I don’t want them to lose
faith in us.”
In November, USG announced
what Slusher and Chan said was
their most notable achievement so
far — the launch of a free tram to
popular entertainment and dining
venue LA Live.
“It just provides students a great
way to enjoy entertainment in a
very safe environment,” Chan said.
“If anything had to get done, that’s
something I definitely wanted to fo-cus
on.”
Many students said the tram is
the most noticeable change USG has
made to campus life so far, and they
appreciated having a convenient op-tion
available for exploring the city.
“I’m glad they did the LA Live
tram because it makes something
that’s attractive to college students
accessible,” said Alex Villafuerte, a
junior majoring in history.
Improving USG’s visibility and
reputation among the student body
was also a major component of
the Slusher-Chan campaign. With
weekly tabling on Trousdale
Parkway, expansion of USG’s com-munications
department and
the launch of the first Council of
Presidents — a joint forum for lead-ers
of student organizations across
Six months in, many tasks
remain on Senate’s agenda
The new LA Live tram is the
most notable change made by
USG so far, many students say.
| see USG, page 2 |
By kate mason
Daily Trojan
Most of them are not law en-forcement
experts — and most
don’t ever want to be. Some want
to be rappers; others run their own
businesses.
But after a year riddled with
high-profile crimes, these yellow-jacketed
observers were brought
to campus to help create a safer at-mosphere,
and, according to cam-pus
safety officials, they have.
The security officers of
the Contemporary Services
Corporation were hired at the be-ginning
of this semester to provide
a visible security presence around
campus. Wearing their distinctive
yellow jackets, the officers monitor
street corners on and near campus
until 4 a.m. each day.
The CSC officers are unarmed,
but Department of Public Safety
Capt. David Carlisle said their
presence alone discourages crimi-nal
activity.
“Criminals recognize them
as security and most criminals
want to avoid conflict when they
commit crimes so they will go
elsewhere,” Carlisle said.
Roy Sukimoto, CSC’s Los
Angeles branch manager, agrees.
“The area around USC’s campus
does offer a few more challenges
regarding safety,” he said. “Having
our people visible and proactive
acts as a deterrent for crime.”
The officers are certainly
Officers keep an eye on the neighborhood
Unarmed observers add to
the security presence in the
North University Park.
| see security, page 6 |
Ian Elston | Daily Trojan
Patrolling · Despite being unarmed, students and officials say the
CSC security officers have helped increase safety around campus.
Sports Extra Page 9

Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 168, NO. 67 | Thursday December 3, 2009
InDEX
4 · Opinion
9 · Sports
19 · Sudoku
20 · Classifieds
22 · Crossword
24 · Lifestyle
Foreign tongue: USC
professor invents alien language
for Avatar. PAGE 24
Happy holidays: The Daily Trojan
will resume publication on Jan. 12.
By Christianna Kyriacou
Daily Trojan
The committee charged with finding a replacement
for President Steven B. Sample, who announced his re-tirement
last month, has begun the process of searching
for applicants and seeking input from the USC commu-nity,
but some are concerned about the level of student
involvement.
“We’re going to come up with the best president we
can get for USC,” said Ed Roski, Jr., the chairman of
both the Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search
Advisory Committee. “We’ve had a tremendous success
with President Sample and we want to continue that suc-cess
going forward.”
Six other trustees and six faculty members from both
of USC’s campuses sit on the advisory committee, which
Roski formed based on the advice of chairmen from the
Board of Trustees at other major universities that have
recently selected a new president. The faculty members
come from a variety of different fields.
“We wanted to have a representative group of the fac-ulty
on the selection committee,” Roski said. “The facul-ty
on the committee have been at USC, they understand
USC ... and they have the respect of the students and the
respect of other faculty members.”
Conspicuously missing from the search committee,
however, are students.
Presidential
search process
gets underway
A committee comprised of trustees and faculty
members will seek the university’s next president.
| see Sample, page 8 |
Dieuwertje Kast | Daily Trojan
Wine to water · The men’s club crew team christened their new shell, the Steven B. Sample, in front of Bovard Auditorium
on Wednesday. The team decided to dedicate the shell to the outgoing president in honor of his 19 years of leadership at USC.
By nicole dailo
Daily Trojan
Now halfway through their term,
Undergraduate Student Government
President Holden Slusher and Vice
President Ashlie Chan still have
many items left on their platform
“to do” list, despite some accom-plishments.
Elected on an ambitious platform,
Slusher and Chan initially promised
the expansion of gym and health
center hours, improvements to meal
plan options, increased communica-tion
with the student body and the
establishment of a tram to local at-tractions.
Though students now
enjoy a free shuttle between cam-pus
and LA Live, many of the other
promises remain unfulfilled.
“As long as we make progress ... I
know I’m doing my job,” Slusher said.
“The nature of this position is you do
have to give something over to the
next person [in office] ... We’ve done
a lot for students, we’re going to do
a lot, and I don’t want them to lose
faith in us.”
In November, USG announced
what Slusher and Chan said was
their most notable achievement so
far — the launch of a free tram to
popular entertainment and dining
venue LA Live.
“It just provides students a great
way to enjoy entertainment in a
very safe environment,” Chan said.
“If anything had to get done, that’s
something I definitely wanted to fo-cus
on.”
Many students said the tram is
the most noticeable change USG has
made to campus life so far, and they
appreciated having a convenient op-tion
available for exploring the city.
“I’m glad they did the LA Live
tram because it makes something
that’s attractive to college students
accessible,” said Alex Villafuerte, a
junior majoring in history.
Improving USG’s visibility and
reputation among the student body
was also a major component of
the Slusher-Chan campaign. With
weekly tabling on Trousdale
Parkway, expansion of USG’s com-munications
department and
the launch of the first Council of
Presidents — a joint forum for lead-ers
of student organizations across
Six months in, many tasks
remain on Senate’s agenda
The new LA Live tram is the
most notable change made by
USG so far, many students say.
| see USG, page 2 |
By kate mason
Daily Trojan
Most of them are not law en-forcement
experts — and most
don’t ever want to be. Some want
to be rappers; others run their own
businesses.
But after a year riddled with
high-profile crimes, these yellow-jacketed
observers were brought
to campus to help create a safer at-mosphere,
and, according to cam-pus
safety officials, they have.
The security officers of
the Contemporary Services
Corporation were hired at the be-ginning
of this semester to provide
a visible security presence around
campus. Wearing their distinctive
yellow jackets, the officers monitor
street corners on and near campus
until 4 a.m. each day.
The CSC officers are unarmed,
but Department of Public Safety
Capt. David Carlisle said their
presence alone discourages crimi-nal
activity.
“Criminals recognize them
as security and most criminals
want to avoid conflict when they
commit crimes so they will go
elsewhere,” Carlisle said.
Roy Sukimoto, CSC’s Los
Angeles branch manager, agrees.
“The area around USC’s campus
does offer a few more challenges
regarding safety,” he said. “Having
our people visible and proactive
acts as a deterrent for crime.”
The officers are certainly
Officers keep an eye on the neighborhood
Unarmed observers add to
the security presence in the
North University Park.
| see security, page 6 |
Ian Elston | Daily Trojan
Patrolling · Despite being unarmed, students and officials say the
CSC security officers have helped increase safety around campus.
Sports Extra Page 9